Muscles In A Bottle

I just received my April issue of Nutrition Action, a health letter from the Center For Science in the Public Interest. www.cspinet.org In this issue is an article on Muscles In A Bottle.

As we age we start to lose muscle and gain fat; the health industry has been quick to supply the American public with a quick fix in a bottle known as Human Growth Hormones. Some prefer injections from their physicians for up to $15,000 dollars a year. Unfortunately rather than the growth of your muscles HGH may promote the growth of tumors. Nutrition Action review four of the HGH products in their April issue. Over the next few days I will report their findings starting today with DHEA.  

DHEA(dehydroeplandrosterone) is made by your adrenal glands and is converted into testoterone and estrogen in your cells. 10 years ago their was a small study from the University of California that claimed DHEA improved muscle strength in men but not in women.

Since this study was released there have been seven more studies conducted in four other countries. Over a two year period there was no improvement in muscle strength, exercise capacity or quality of life for those taking the HGH supplements compared to those taking the placebo.   

To Be Continued

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